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因相

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: causal attribute

Senses:

  • Causation; one of the three forms or characteristics of the ālayavijñāna 阿賴耶識三相, the character of the origin of all things (Skt. hetu; nimitta; nimitta-lakṣaṇa; Tib. mtshan ma'i mtshan nyid, rgyu mtshanTib. rgyu, rgyu'i mtshan nyid). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.291b24〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Stephen Hodge]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 130a/142

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 71b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2299

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0284

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 206

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    Entry created: 2002-03-19

    Updated: 2007-10-03